he is the 21st prime minister of Australia
William McMahon was the Australian Prime Minister for most of 1972, serving until 5 December, after which Edward "Gough" Whitlam became Prime Minister. Whitlam then served until his dismissal in November 1975.
Gough Whitlam was made leader of the Labor Party in 1967, and became Prime Minister in 1972.
Malcolm Fraser became the caretaker Prime Minister on November 11, 1975 when Gough Whitlam was sacked by the Governor General John Kerr. Fraser became the actual Prime Minister following the December 13 election.
There were five spanning that time period. * John Gorton (Liberal Party of Australia) 10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971 * William McMahon (Liberal Party of Australia) 10 March 1971 - 5 December 1972 * Edward Gough Whitlam, (Australian Labor Party) 5 December 1972 - 11 November 1975 * John Malcolm Fraser (Liberal Party of Australia) 11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983 * Robert James Lee Hawke, (Australian Labor Party) 11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991
The Prime Minister who followed Gough Whitlam was Malcolm Fraser.
he is the 21st prime minister of Australia
These men were all Prime Ministers of Australia.
Edward Gough Whitlam (21st Prime Minister of Australia, 1972-1975) was 98 years old when he died on October 21, 2014. (born July 11, 1916)
Gough Whitlam of Australia
Gough Whitlam
William McMahon was the Australian Prime Minister for most of 1972, serving until 5 December, after which Edward "Gough" Whitlam became Prime Minister. Whitlam then served until his dismissal in November 1975.
Whitlam became the twenth-first Prime Minister of Australia on 5 December 1972.
Gough Whitlam was made leader of the Labor Party in 1967, and became Prime Minister in 1972.
In Australia, two Prime Ministers have been removed from office: Edward 'Gough' Whitlam in 1975, and Kevin Rudd in 2010.
Gough Whitlam
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